Rita Jeptoo
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Rita Jeptoo Sitienei (born 15 February 1981 in Eldoret) is a Kenyan marathon runner.
She won the Stockholm Marathon, her first marathon race,[1] and the Milan City Marathon[2] in 2004, finished third in the 2005 Turin Marathon,[3] seventh at the 2005 World Championships, and won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Road Running Championships. Her personal best time is 2:23:38 hours, achieved when she won the 2006 Boston Marathon. In 2007, she finished fourth, attempting to defend her title, and was quoted as saying, "I never felt good in the cold. I couldn't get my body in a rhythm."[4]
She is married to Noah Busienei, a middle distance runner.[5]
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Rita Jeptoo
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Preceded by Marie Söderström-Lundberg |
Stockholm Women's Marathon Winner 2004 |
Succeeded by Tina Maria Ramos |
[edit] References
- ^ Stockholm Marathon History 2004-2006 accessed August 10 2007
- ^ Milan City Marathon 2004 accessed August 10 2007
- ^ Turin Marathon History accessed August 10 2007
- ^ Runner's World article by Toby Tanser - Russian Woman wins Boston accessed August 10 2007
- ^ Boston Marathon Runner Profile - Rita Jeptoo accessed August 10 2007
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